New Foggy Basin!

New Release!

Riley Long

Flights and Sights

Foggy Basin Season 3

https://books2read.com/flightsandsights

Callum is counting down the days until he can escape Foggy Basin again. One month. One family reunion. Zero intentions of staying. Falling for Paxton, the charming, award-winning meadery owner he meets mid-flight while talking him through a panic attack, was never part of the plan.

Fate has other ideas. Reunited in Foggy Basin, their instant connection deepens over Paxton’s brews, late night conversations, and family reunion events, when Paxton volunteers to attend as Callum’s new boyfriend to shield him from his terrible ex. When Paxton’s dream of expanding his meadery is threatened by a stubborn developer, Callum uses the one thing he’s always trusted–his words–to help Paxton fight back. What starts as a mutual favor turns into a shared mission… and something dangerously close to love.

With family expectations closing in and his carefully planned escape uncertain, Callum has to decide if Foggy Basin is just another stop on his journey, or the place where he decides to return for good.

Flights and Sights is a low-angst, small town, spicy MM romance that includes fake dating, nosy family, honey-sweet chemistry, and finding a love worth staying for.

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay, well, better find your place. Sit back, relax and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone but why not stay and get to know us and read them all.

New Foggy Basin Release!

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Dreams and Reptiles

Francis

I refer to the events of the past year as My Demise, and now that I’ve received a significant settlement, I’m ready to move on with my life. While visiting the town of Foggy Basin for their Pride Festival, I fell in love with the vibe. Lots of folks move there to start over, so why shouldn’t I? My cousin Derek shows me a quirky property for sale just outside of town, and once I see it, inspiration hits. Why not create a retreat where folks can make their dreams a reality? I ignored mine for way too long, but not anymore, and if I happen to run into the hot firefighter I shared a kiss with at Pride, well, I’ll take it as a sign.

Kendall

My entire adult life, I’ve taken care of people, and now I’m ready to start the next phase of my journey in California. I’ve spent years learning about various species of reptiles, and it just so happens that Grandma left me the perfect place to build a sanctuary. Only, I soon discover that my passion project is a bit trickier than I thought it would be. My spirits lift, however, when the saucy young guy I met at Pride moves in next door to me. At first, I worry perhaps he’s one of those wealthy people who come to town and throw their money around, but when I learn the truth about his past, I’m determined to make him see just how deserving of love he is. 

Dreams and Reptiles is an age-gap, hurt/comfort romance between two men with bruised and battered hearts ready for a second chance at happiness in small-town California. For Mature Readers due to sexual content, frisky aunties, reptilian escape artists, and meddling polyamorous firefighters. 

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Nestled at the base of the foothills in northern California, this small town is full of characters just waiting to tell you their story. Whether you’re just passing through or you decide to stay a while longer, you’ll always find a warm welcome from the townsfolk. From farmers and animal rescues to artists and small business owners. Foggy Basin has it all.

Tuesday Update!

Hi everyone! I hope you were able to get lots of books on Stuff your Kindle day! Nuts and Bolts is still free until the 12th so get it while you can!

We have reached the point at my parents house where we want to hire someone to do the rest LOL. The kitchen and the bathrooms, or as I call one of them, the murder bathroom, are too overwhelming. So we’re having someone come and take a look this week to see what they’d charge. Honestly I’d pay almost anything right now to have it done. It’s been five months of weekly visits to clean all day and drive two hours each way. So hopefully it’s over SOON!

I’m SO excited to share Herds and Hooves. Bart and Keith are the cutest, and as with most of my characters, they end up changing things up and keeping me guessing. Only a few more days until you can see for yourself. Gabbi Grey’s book released and I wanted to share it again since it was so crazy with Stuff Your Kindle Day so check it out, and get ready for the next one!

Here’s the good stuff!

FREE

Nuts and Bolts

FREE August 8-12

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Jack Hulbert has worked at the hardware store Nuts and Bolts since he was sixteen. He had big dreams of leaving town and traveling, but five years later, not much has changed, and he worries he’ll end up living the rest of his life in the small town he was born in.

Hudson Carter has been working in Sacramento for the past ten years, managing a big box store. He left Foggy Basin for college in the city and he never once looked back. His parents have owned the hardware store in town for two generations, and he’d hoped to avoid the same fate, but when his father tells him his plans to either sell the store or close it, he has a change of heart.

Hudson has been single for years, and a few bad breakups have left him jaded about finding the perfect partner. But he’s not prepared for the cute, and much younger man who knows far more than he does about running the hardware store and isn’t afraid to tell him. It’s time for this city boy to embrace his country roots and find out what really matters in his life, and a certain country boy is more than willing to help. #age gap, #city/country, #workplace romance, #small town romance

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay, well, better find your place. Sit back, relax and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone but why not stay and get to know us and read them all.


SALE!

Finding Isaac

$2.99 Sale ends August 16

https://books2read.com/FindingIsaac

Isaac Grant has lived in Foggy Basin for all of his twenty-three years. Everything was perfect until his favorite friend with benefits, Jack, met the love of his life. Sure, he was happy for Jack, but he missed him and wanted someone of his own to keep him warm at night, or to get into trouble with.

Tig Sawyer left Foggy Basin after only living there for a little over a year. He graduated from high school and moved onto an out-of-state college and, for the most part, never looked back. But memories of that slower pace always came back to him when he was neck deep in work, and his personal life.

Isaac was never looking for a relationship and was more than happy to live his life loose and free, but since meeting Tig, he wonders why he never wanted someone of his own. He also questions why someone like Tig, who has his life together and always seems happy as hell, would want to take him on. But there’s something in the way Tig looks at him that says he’s more than willing.

Welcome to Foggy Basin Season Two. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay, well, better find your place. Sit back, relax and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone but why not stay and get to know us and read them all.


Ride

$2.99 Ends August 16

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Kace Hallard leaves Sacramento, bound for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, something he and his father had always planned to do together. When his father realizes he won’t be able to make the trip, he makes Kace promise to go on his own. He takes off, not sure he’s up to the challenge, and when he has mechanical trouble a few hours away from home, he questions his choice even more.

Striker Johnson is just out buying lunch for the guys at the shop when he notices the handsome stranger in the parking lot checking over his Harley and looking confused. He approaches him and offers his help. The next few hours fly by, and Kace asks Striker to join him.

It’s the trip of a lifetime for them both, one man looking to ease his grief, the other riding toward emotions he has no hope of controlling. One way or another they’ll have to decide if they ride together or separately, when life throws them one more curve.


Preorder for August 20 release!

Herds and Hooves

Foggy Basin Season Three

https://books2read.com/HerdsandHooves

https://mybook.to/FoggyBasin3

Keith Brooks has lived in Foggy Basin for all of his thirty-eight years and cannot imagine any reason to change that. He’s made a life for himself here trimming cattle hooves and occasionally working as a farrier when one of the nearby horse ranches needs it.

Bart Martin grew up in a suburb of Sacramento. Where conveniences are nearby, and he’s content with his life if not a little lonely and bored. Until he receives a call from his uncle, who lives in a tiny town in northern California that’s barely big enough to be on the map.

Bart is out of his element when he arrives at Foggy Basin during a Pride parade, and after getting lost. Lucky for him, Keith offers to help. He’s not sure he should trust the gruff man with arms the size of tree trunks, but he’s desperate. It’s a small decision that could change both their lives and force this city boy to learn to enjoy a life that he’s never considered.

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Nestled at the base of the foothills in northern California, this small town is full of characters just waiting to tell you their story. Whether you’re just passing through or you decide to stay a while longer, you’ll always find a warm welcome from the townsfolk. From farmers and animal rescues to artists and small business owners. Foggy Basin has it all.


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Weekend Update!

Hi everyone! Hopefully this works. I tried to work on my website so its a HUGE mess. I am not meant to program in ANY way and it shows. So hopefully this will give me the push I need to finally figure it out and fix it up. We’re going to my parents again on Saturday and HOPEFULLY only one more time and it’ll be done. We’re selling it as is so no remodeling but it’s a very nice piece of property it’s just very remote.

The first of our Foggy Basin series is LIVE on August 2!! Brina Brady’s Boss and Brat is ready to go and we’re all ready to share this season with you. I will attempt to send a Newsletter for every release so hopefully it all works!

If you get an email thanking you for subscribing AGAIN, I apologize. I tried to turn it off so it only sends to new subscribers, but as you know I have no clue what I’m doing. So I really hope you only get this and not multiples.

The Do Over Update! https://dl.bookfunnel.com/kc81hkj8ip

Here’s the good stuff!

SALE!

Sale! English and Spanish version $2.99 ends August 2

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After quitting his job, Billie Watts hits all the food festivals he can as he drives across the country. When he finally reaches Stoney Brook, Maine, he’s excited to find he’s there just in time to try one of the lobster rolls he’s heard so much about. The bright neon yellow food truck with a giant red lobster on top looks like the perfect place to try it.

Lance Karl is as ready as he can be for the start of the three-day Tall Ships Festival and hopes to sell enough lobster rolls out of his food truck to make a good start towards owning a restaurant. The day begins cold and misty, and a text from his nephew saying he can’t help him is not the perfect start he’d hoped for.

When a green-eyed stranger interrupts his frantic morning, Lance doesn’t realize meeting Billie will not only change his day, but maybe even the rest of his life. Two strangers, drawn together over their work ethic, and sealing the deal over delicious lobster rolls. They could just be the perfect match. A small-town MM Vacation romance.

Sale! $2.99 Ends August 2

Anchor Grey

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Devon Grimes got his big break by filling in on drums for his uncle Glen in his band Blinding Light. Being in his own band Anchor Grey with his new boyfriend Johnny was like a dream come true. Until reality came knocking.

Johnny Brown has made every attempt to hold his band together, but nothing seems to work for long. He hopes Devon can be the glue that holds them together this time. But being in a relationship with the drummer is both amazing and frustrating.

Devon and Johnny both share a love of music and a need to play in a successful band, so the chance to tour with Blinding Light is too good to be true. But life on the road isn’t easy on a band or a relationship, and navigating both can be tricky. The road to Rocktoberfest is a minefield loaded with obstacles neither of them expect and will test their resolve to stay together or go it alone.

Preorder!

Available August 20!

Herds and Hooves

Foggy Basin Season Three

https://books2read.com/HerdsandHooves

https://mybook.to/FoggyBasin3

Keith Brooks has lived in Foggy Basin for all of his thirty-eight years and cannot imagine any reason to change that. He’s made a life for himself here trimming cattle hooves and occasionally working as a farrier when one of the nearby horse ranches needs it.

Bart Martin grew up in a suburb of Sacramento. Where conveniences are nearby, and he’s content with his life if not a little lonely and bored. Until he receives a call from his uncle, who lives in a tiny town in northern California that’s barely big enough to be on the map.

Bart is out of his element when he arrives at Foggy Basin during a Pride parade, and after getting lost. Lucky for him, Keith offers to help. He’s not sure he should trust the gruff man with arms the size of tree trunks, but he’s desperate. It’s a small decision that could change both their lives and force this city boy to learn to enjoy a life that he’s never considered.

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Nestled at the base of the foothills in northern California, this small town is full of characters just waiting to tell you their story. Whether you’re just passing through or you decide to stay a while longer, you’ll always find a warm welcome from the townsfolk. From farmers and animal rescues to artists and small business owners. Foggy Basin has it all.

Author News!

A Little Christmas 2: Blaine’s Secret is on sale!
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This Christmas mixer is for you. (Adults 18+ only)
Blaine and Davie, stuck in a rundown motel after aging out of their group home, see the event as a chance to change their lives. With no money for transportation, Blaine calls the number on the poster, and Jacob—one of the event’s sponsors—sends a car after being struck by Blaine’s honesty.

Jacob feels an immediate pull toward Blaine, but he faces obstacles: he must meet every participant for five days before choosing on Christmas Eve, he must earn Blaine’s trust over the other mentors, and he knows Blaine won’t move forward unless Davie finds someone supportive too.
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Boss and Brat releases August 2nd
Brina Brady
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Series: https://mybook.to/FoggyBasin3
Ethan Evans has spent his whole life doing what everyone else wants; working the ranch, pretending he’s straight, and trying not to drown under the weight of his parents’ expectations. After failing out of college and getting kicked into the barn like an unwanted stray, he’s stuck under the watchful eye of the new ranch boss… a man he can’t stop noticing.
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Carter Higgins shows up at Willow Creek Ranch looking like he stepped out of a modern Western—rugged, calm, and carrying the quiet authority that makes people straighten up without being asked. He’s got a past he doesn’t talk about and a family he’d rather forget. What he does have is discipline, a degree in Agricultural Business, and a talent for reading people like open books.

Ethan’s trouble. Carter sees it instantly. But he also sees the fear, the longing, and the spark Ethan tries so hard to hide. Carter knows that look—he’s worn it himself.

As the two of them clash, circle, and collide in the dusty heat of Foggy Basin, lines blur fast. Ethan wants freedom. Carter wants peace. Neither expects to want the other.

The Social Sinners Series has a new look!

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Not only that, but they are finally available in German and French!

Annnndddd – worldwide the eBooks are on #Sale for $3.99 each until 8/17/2026.

Social Sinners: https://books2read.com/rl/SocialSinners
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New Release! Courting Danger: Rollin’ Jokers Book 5

😍 MMMM Romance

🤩 Motorcycle Club

🤩 Age Gap

🥰 Second Chance

😍 D/s

🤩 Poly

🤩 Found Family

😍 Pet Play

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😈 Daddy’s Precious Pets 😈

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